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In this episode, we discuss the readings for Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost (Year C in the lectionary cycle): John 16:12-15; Romans 5:1-6; Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31; Canticle 13; Psalm 8.

We discuss the origins and challenges of Trinity Sunday, wonder how the disciples would have received Jesus' words about the promised Holy Spirit, consider in the playfulness of wisdom, and enjoy the beauty of a familiar Psalm.

Notes:
-Dwell Bible app
-Lectio Divina
-Bruce Waltke's commentary on Proverbs (note the link is to volume 1 of 2)
-St. Patrick's Breastplate: choral arrangement or Advent Anglican's 2020 arrangement (near the bottom of the page).

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for Pentecost Sunday (Year C in the lectionary cycle): John 14:8-17,25-27; Romans 8:14-17; Psalm 104:25-37; Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21.

We consider Jesus's promise to not leave us as orphans and to send the Holy Spirit, adopting us as children and heirs. We discuss the Psalm's joyful delight in God's creative generosity, and the oft-edited out prayer to judge the sin and wickedness that so mars and offends His life-giving work. We conclude by contrasting the arrogant building up of Babel and its division of languages to the humble receiving of God's gift come down at Pentecost with uniting of many people despite their varied languages.

Notes:
-Wikipedia explains Whitsunday (also known as Whitsun or Whitsun Day)
-Fleming Rutledge's The Crucifixion: Understand the Death of Jesus Christ
-Michael S. Heiser's The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for the seventh Sunday in Easter (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-21; John 17:20-26. We also consider the Gospel and Epistle readings for Ascension Day: Luke 24:44-53 and Ephesians 1:15-23.

We consider Jesus's high priestly prayer for all believers, the closing verses of the New Testament and their free and glorious promise of a safe and secure new city, the way creation invites wonder and awe at the Lord's unparalleled glory, and the keep-you-up-all-night sequence of Paul & Silas' time in Philippi.

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; John 14:23-29; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5.

We consider the layered implications of the Upper Room Discourse, the magnificent promise that the Lord dwells with His people, the beauty of the New Jerusalem and the promised healing for all nations, and the personal and intentional welcome of Lydia and other Gentiles into the early church.

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for the fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6: John 13:31-35.

We consider what it means to be Jesus' children marked by His love that we have for one another, the glorious heart-longing promises ofRevelation 21, the hymnody of all creation commanded to praise the Lord, and the early church's unshakeable trust in the Spirit's guidance and remarkable joy over the inclusion of the Gentiles.

Other notes:
Kemper Crabb's The Vigil
Dr. Bruce Waltke's An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for the fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30.

We consider the imagery of shepherd and sheep across the texts: Jesus’ declaration that He knows His sheep, the depiction of Jesus as the Lamb, and the comfort of having the Lord shepherd us through the dangers and needs of this life. We also discuss how the words and works of God  throughout the Scriptures invite belief in him, and examine how the practices of the early church  always ultimately focus on Jesus.

Other notes:
-Dwell App
-Free Ebook challenging the “Spanking is Biblical” cultural belief from Connected Families.
-A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by: W Keller
-The way sheep are 🐑 

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for the third Sunday of Easter (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19.

We consider the reinstatement of Peter and the term "one whom Jesus loves," the dramatic moments of Saul's conversion, the life-giving truth that we all are in need of and can delight in the Lord's merciful salvation, and the doxology found in Revelation 5.

Other notes:
-Old Scottish Chant of Gloria in excelsis
-The preschool show Bluey - Aaron mentioned the episode Daddy Drop Off
-Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families in the 1979 BCP and 2019 ACNA BCP.

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for the second Sunday of Easter (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31.

We consider "doubting" (or should it be "believing"?) Thomas the Twin, the graciousness of Jesus to reveal Himself in ways that cultivate belief, the richness of the identifying marks on His body being His wounds, and the glorious reality that every eye will indeed behold Him one day. As Psalm 150 and the Easter season beckon us to proclaim: Hallelujah! The Lord is risen indeed!

Other notes:
Recommended Commentaries and Bible study resources
-The NIV Application Commentary
-The New International Commentary on the Old Testament
-The New International Commentary on the New Testament
-Logos Software - the basic free version includes many public domain commentaries.
-NT Wright's "For Everyone" commentaries or his Udemy courses
-Word study or cross reference tools like Strong's Concordance or a Word Study Bible (many of these tools are available online through the basic Logos Software or Bible Study websites). 

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In this episode, we discuss four of the many readings for Easter Sunday (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2,14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; Luke 24:1-12.

We join the women at the tomb as they cycle through grief, perplexity, and terror before they remember Jesus' words and so find hope and eagerness to share the good news. We marvel at Paul's theological teaching on what resurrection means to those "in Christ." We worship with the Psalmist that "on this day the Lord has acted" and consider the many layered approaches to biblical interpretation. We hear anew Peter's sermon and the birthright of the church: people who encounter the risen Jesus and then are commissioned to tell others about Him.

Other notes:
-The ACNA 2019 BCP lections for the various Easter services (scroll down to the "Sunday, Holy Day & Commemoration Lectionary" and look for Easter Sunday in the table therein).
-Hallelujah!  The Lord is Risen! 
-Correction: It is not CS Lewis who says that all sad things will come untrue but JRR Tolkien through his characters: 
“‘Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue? What's happened to the world?’
‘A great Shadow has departed,’ said Gandalf, and then he laughed and the sound was like music, or like water in a parched land; and as he listened the thought came to Sam that he had not heard laughter, the pure sound of merriment, for days upon days without count.” - from The Return of the King

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In this episode, we discuss the readings for Palm Sunday (Year C in the lectionary cycle): Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Psalm 31:9-16; Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 (in this podcast we do a reader's theater of the Passion Narrative according to Mark.

We consider various ways to engage during Holy Week, discuss Isaiah 50 with respect to soul care practices of listening to others with one ear and the Lord with the other, and spend a good deal of time reflecting on the gifts of lament, suffering, and grief, in Scripture. We close with a reader's theater version of the Passion Narrative.

Other notes:
-We recommend writer Clarissa Moll as a kind and wise companion in grief and anticipate her forthcoming book Beyond the Darkness.
-Scripts for Reader's Theater versions of the Passion Narrative

Holy Week Resources:
-Fernando Ortega's Album The Crucifixion of Jesus
-The Gospel of John film
-The Gospel of Matthew film
-Seems like there are some newer versions that we haven't yet seen but may be worth a look: The Gospel of Luke and others
-The Chosen miniseries

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